Apennine Shrew vs Apple Mint

Sorex samniticus compared with Mentha villosa

Key Differences

• Apennine Shrew is Least Concern while Apple Mint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apennine Shrew	Apple Mint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Mentha
Species	Sorex samniticus	Mentha villosa

Conservation Status

Apennine Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Apple Mint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apennine Shrew	Apple Mint
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apennine Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Apple Mint

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (United States).

Apennine Shrew

The Apennine Shrew (Sorex samniticus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Apple Mint

The Apple Mint (Mentha villosa) is a species in the genus Mentha. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.